Hawaii’s Youth Will Raise Hawaii’s Global Prominence Recently, I attended the Hawaii STEMworks conference at the Hawaii Convention Center. There were plenty of memorable moments to reflect on. What stood out to me was listening to the legendary aquatic explorer, Nainoa Thompson. In this post, I will first talk about my experience, Hawaii, the Hokulea, […]

The purpose of this post is to compare what businesses in Maui vs. California. What do they emphasize? What do they get right? Where can they improve? As someone who has worked with dozens of businesses both here on Maui and in the mainland. I appreciate both sides of the spectrum. The businesses I will […]

While living in California, very seldom would I have to explain my no card philosophy. Many of my friends and colleagues do not use cards either. Some make cards exclusively out of biodegradable non-processed materials. Some made edible cards or cards that could double as bottle openers or seed packets. I believe that cards are […]

My relationship with Themify dates back to before Themify was a company. I was regularly reading a blog called Web Designer Wall. Nick La, the man behind Web Designer Wall, later started Themify. Themify was a theme company that benefitted from many of Nick’s CSS and HTML approaches. Since I was already an avid follower […]

For native and ethnic Hawaiians, the word “Aloha” means more than the commonly understood greeting and farewell. The word is a kind of ethos, and insight into a particular way of life frequently referred to as “The Aloha Spirit.” If we break down the word further there are three component parts: ‘alo’ which means sharing, […]

We wanted to share with you another installment of our Customer Story series. We love hearing just how far Themify can take a web designer or an entrepreneur. In this case, Joseph Abraham is both! With the high demands of a website for just about every business these days, Joseph has been delivering with speed […]

Recent Experiences The last two years have been a time of tremendous growth for me as a Web Developer. I have worked on some of my largest projects, with budgets I did not even conceive of a possibility. I have also faced substantial challenges, as this was the first time in my life that I […]

I recently made the switch from using a 2013 Mac Pro to a Windows desktop. Until that point, I had utilized both systems since grade school. Many have asked me why I made the change. I just finished watching the film Jobs (2013) and I have read Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs Biography several times, which […]

It is reasonable to assume every web designer has used lorem ipsum, and any professional would be hard-pressed to make a living without it. Lorem ipsum is the standard filler text in design and publishing. A frontrunner form of lorem ipsum began widespread use by the 1960s. In the 1980s, Aldus Corporation employed lorem ipsum […]